Feasibility of High Volume Sampling for Determination of Total Suspended Particulate Matter and Trace Metals

Meulen, A. van der; Hofschreuder, P.; Vate, J.F. van de; Oeseburg, F.

doi:10.1080/00022470.1984.10465736

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“…The formalism employed has been amply described, e.g., by Wedding and Carney, 5 Watson et al, G or van der Meulen et al, 9 so a short treatment will be considered as adequate.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Relationship between PM₁₀ and Thoracic Particle Sampling

Meulen

1986

Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association

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“…The formalism employed has been amply described, e.g., by Wedding and Carney, 5 Watson et al, G or van der Meulen et al, 9 so a short treatment will be considered as adequate.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Relationship between PM₁₀ and Thoracic Particle Sampling

Meulen

1986

Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association

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“…However, initial evaluation of the Hi-Vol TSP performance revealed errors in this assumption almost immediately regarding the sampler's size-selective performance. Issues affecting sampler performance were identified, including ambient mean particle aerodynamic diameter, sampler orientation relative to wind direction, wind speed, and the potential for deposition or loss of material on the sampler filter during passive periods (McKee et al 1972;Bruckman and Rubino 1976;Chahal and Romano 1976;Thanukos et al 1977;Wedding et al 1977;McFarland and Rodes 1979;Swinford 1980;Sweitzer 1980;Hofschreuder et al 1983;Watson et al 1983;van der Meulen et al 1984;Hollander et al 1990).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They determined that the Hi-Vol TSP sampler underestimated TSP by up to 30% when coarse particles dominated the particle size distribution, falling to 5% underestimation when fine particles were dominate. van der Meulen et al (1984) also estimated Hi-Vol TSP performance for particle size distributions related to traffic emissions. They determined an estimated minimum of 70% of the direct automotive emissions would be collected by a Hi-Vol TSP.…”

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Revisiting the size selective performance of EPA's high-volume total suspended particulate matter (Hi-Vol TSP) sampler

Krug

Dart

Witherspoon³

et al. 2017

Aerosol Science and Technology

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Under the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for airborne lead, measurements are conducted by means of a high-volume total suspended particulate matter (Hi-Vol TSP) sampler. In the decade between 1973 and 1983, there were 12 publications that explored the sampling characteristics and effectiveness of the Hi-Vol TSP, yet there persists uncertainty regarding its performance. This article presents an overview of the existing literature on the performance of the Hi-Vol TSP, and identifies the reported sampler effectiveness with respect to four factors: particle size (reported effectiveness of 7%-100%), wind speed (¡36% to 100%), sampler orientation (7%-100%), and operational state (107%-140%). Effectiveness of the Hi-Vol TSP was evaluated with a solid, polydisperse aerosol in a controlled wind tunnel setting. Isokinetic samplers were deployed alongside the Hi-Vol TSP to investigate three wind speeds (2, 8, and 24 km h ¡1), three sampler orientations (0 , 45 , 90), and two operational states (on, off) for aerosols with aerodynamic diameters from 5 to 35 mm. Results indicate that particle diameter was the largest determining factor of effectiveness followed by wind speed. Orientation of the sampler did not have a significant effect at 2 and 8 km h ¡1 but did at 24 km h ¡1. In a passive state, the Hi-Vol TSP was collected between 1% and 7% of available aerosol depending on particle size and wind speed. Results of this research do not invalidate results of previous studies but rather contribute to our overall understanding of the Hi-Vol TSP's size-selective performance. While results generally agreed with previous studies, the Hi-Vol TSP was found to exhibit less dependence on these four factors than previously reported.

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